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The February issue includes details about the creation of a new IIE chapter in Silicon Valley; the Society for Health Systems prepares for its 25th anniversary celebration at its upcoming conference; a new Six Sigma Green Belt course to be offered in Saudi Arabia this November; more virtual conferences to come following the Best Practices in Managing Continuous Improvement event; UPS' continuing contribution to IIE scholarships; details about the highly anticipated Ergo Cup competition at AEC 2013; and a look at the pre-conference workshops to be offered at the IIE Annual Conference & Expo 2013.

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"We were able to take a proven methodology [lean Six Sigma] that works on the manufacturing floor and in healthcare, and we were able to apply it to a philanthropic organization, and it works there, too. You know, we had to adapt it just like you would have to adapt it for any organization where you’re deploying this management approach, but it worked and it’s pretty exciting."

– Lynne Smith, deputy director of investment workflow at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in the Case Study from the August issue